Cigar lighter



Jan. 29 1924. 1,482,098

SSTOCKING C IGAR LIGHTER Filed Oct. 19. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 f/a fiej 570647/17.

[11%; wmva ,4 TTOR/VEYS Patented Jan. 29, 1924.

UNITED STATES SIDNEY STOCKING, OF HERSCHER, ILLINOIS.

CIGAR LIGHTER.

Application fled October 19, 1921. Serial in. team.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY STOCKING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Herscher, in the county of Kankakee and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ci ar Lighters, of which the following is a in 1, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to cigar lighters, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to rovide a cigar lighter in which the gas 11 is cut off completely while the device is not in use.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the'character described in which the electrical circuit for igniting the gas is broken when the device is not in use. 1

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described having a gas valve and an electrical switch, both of which are operated simultaneously when the hand torch is removed or replaced on its hook.

A further object of m invention is to provide a device of the c aracter described 1n which the size of the flame produced may be regulated.

A further object ,of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which is simple in operation and which is thoroughly effective for the purpose intended.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be articularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this ap ication, in which igure 1 is a plan view of my device with the cover removed,

Figure 2 is an end elevation of my device,

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the hand torch,

Figure 4 is a plan view of the core member of the hand torch,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of the core member,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view of the gas valve partially in section, and

Figure 7 is a sectional view along the line 77 of Figure 6.

In carrying out my invention, Imake use portion 11 extends out of the of a box member 1 having a base 2 and side walls 3, 4, 5 and 6. A cover 7 is provided and may be removed by the loosening of screws 8.

Pivotally mounted within the box 1 on a supporting arm 9 I provide a lever 10 having a bifurcated portion 11 similar to the ordinary telephone receiver hook. The box through an opening 12. A spring 13. is secured to the opposite end of the lever 10 at 14 and to the side wall 4 of the box. The purpose of the spring 13 is to move the lever 10 to the position shown in dotted lines unless otherwise held down.

A valve 15 is supported within the box 1 by means of a base 16 and is provided with a spindle 17. The spindle 17 has connected thereto a short lever arm 18. A link 19 is pivotally mounted at one end to the lever arm 18 and at its opposite end to the lever 10, as shown at 20. It will thus be seen that when the lever 10 is moved that the spindle of the valve 15 will turn. Referring now to Figures 6 and 7, the valve 15 consists of a valve casing 21 having two oppositely disposed ports 22 and 23. A rotatably mounted valve gate 24 is provided within the casing 21 and has a passage 25 therethrough, which passage is arran ed to register with the ports 22 and 23. he

valve gate 24 is arranged to turn with the spindle 17. A nut 26 is carried by a downwardly extendingthreaded portion of the valve ate 24 and provides a means for tightening the valve to insure against leakage.

A regulating valve 27 is carried by the side wall 5 and is connected directly to a gas supply, such as the illuminating gas in common use. The other port of the valve 27 is connected b means of a tube 29 to the port 23 of the va ve 15. The purpose of the valve 27 is to regulate the amount of gas flowing from the source 28 to the valve 15.

Connected to the port 22 of the valve 15.

is a flexible tube 30 which passes an opening 31 in the side wall 4 and through a larger flexible tube 32 to the hand torch 33. Referring to Figure 3, the hand torch 33 comprises a tubular casing 34 of fibre or other suitable material, having disposed therein a core member 35. The core member 35 consists of a wooden spindle 36 having a central passage 37, one end of which is enlarged as shown at 38. A metal tube 39 through is tightly fitted within the euisrged pussttgc screen 4L0 having at one side thereof it rough contect piste 41. The oontuct piste 3-1 is electrically connected to the tube 39 by the screen d0. Secured to the outer surface oi the spindie 36 is u spring conducting mem, ber 42 which extends beyond the end of the tube 39 end is bent over the end thereoi us shown at 4:3 so that pressure on the spring member 42 would cuuse the bent portion &3 which bears e contuct point 4:4: to make contact with the contact piste d1. tube extends up through the spindie 36 is connected to the tube 39 so that when the vuive 15 is opened, gas will flow up end out of the opening of the tube 39. The spindle. 36 is provided also with pussuges end &6 for the uccornniodution of wires 4-! 4:8. The wires t7 and &8 one connected to the contact member 42 end the tube 39 respectively sud extend out from the spindie 36 end up through the fiexibie tube 32 end into the box 1.

Metui cups 459 end ore fired ut the end of the tubuiur casing" 34. The cup 3% is provided with on onuuhzr opening 51 which. is iurge enough to permit the entrance oi? u cigor or cigarette and siiow iree pessuge for the dome of the gus when ignited:

hiieuus tor igniting the gas ut the screen 20' of the hood torch is provided in on induction coii 52, one terruiusi 53 of which is connected to u binding post 54 end the other teriniuui to e contort surface 55 which is so cured to the hose. A contuct brush 56 is curried by the iever 10 end its-connected to one of the two wires t? or t8 The other wire is connected to as binding post 5?. The binding posts 5% und 5'? ore connected to current source preterubiy to direct current of iow voitoge. Means for msnuuity moving the spring member 412 is provided in u button 58 disposed through the tubuier cesing; 3t. Pressure on the button 58 wilt cause the member 42 to move end moire Contact at with the contort piste il,

i rom. the foregoing description of the vurious ports of the device, the operution thereof may be reediiy understood. The bond torch 33 is normuiiy disposed upon the bizfurceted hook portion 11 by the iever lid, thus the weight of the torch hoids the iever TM in the position shown in Figure 1. The contact brush 5% is ewo irons the consur uce 55 end the circuit therethrough is brc The iever arm 1% is o position to cuuse the voive to to be shut out This is cieuriy shown in Figure '3'.

To operete the device or to make use oi" the device, the operetor removes the bend torch 33 which causes the spring; "id to move moved and the reive 15 thus open The e rues oee the iever 10 to the position shown in the dotted iines in Figure 1, the contact brush 56 making contuct with the contact surtece 55 The lever arm 18 ot the valve 15 is The dotted lines in Figure 7 show theposition of the valve gets at this time. Gus wit]; now how from the source 28 down through the velve 27, byway of the tube 29, through the valve 15 and the tube 30., up into the metal tube 39 and out through the screen 4:0. The thumb button 58 is at this time pressed buck end forth so that the contact point dd is moved to and away from the contuct piste 4-1, rushing or breeking the circuih An ore will occur at each brook ot the contuct dd from the piste 41. This are wouid ignite the gas flowing out the tube 39 and it home would be produced above the screen 40. The

purpose the screen 4:1 is to prevent the Home from receding into the tube end un-= duly heating" the torch.

A cigur'or cigurette can now be. held at the opening 51 of the cup 4-?) end ignited.

TVhen this operation isover the hood torch is repiuced on the hook it end the eiectricsi circuit as weii es the gas ignition is broken.

Shouid the home be too high, the voice 27 rnuy be reguieted to reduce or increase the size of the Home.

T cieirn:

1. A device oi the cheructer described cornprisin s 'gus bond torch, e pivotuiiy mounted Tever for supporting suid torch, means for conducting gas to said torch, rneuus for electriculiy igniting said gas in said hand torch, u vo ive ossociuted'with seid first numed moons and operutiveiy connected to said lever, whereby said gas wiii be shut off when said iever is supporting said torch and whereby said gas will be turned on when suid torch is removed from said lever, and e switchussociu ed with said second named means and operutiveiy connected with said lever, whereby said second horned income is rendered inoperable ivhen suid iever is supporting said torch.

2. A hand gas torch comprising o tubuiur cosine; e metal tube disposed within said casing, means for conducting gas to said tube screen over the mouth of said tube u contect piste secured to said screen, o spring contact member insuisted from suid tube and arranged to make contact \'--rith suid contuct piste when pressure is brought to beer thereon, and u hood-shaped can so cured to suid casing; to shield the mouth or? seid tube, said contact members being or ranged for connection with on eiectric curreot source. 

